Release procedure for Scala 3.3.7 LTS

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• Publish artifacts to Maven via CI

  • Ensure scala-steward is blocking automatic upgrades for 3.3.7
  • On release-3.3.7 branch:
    • In project/Build.scala: Set baseVersion = "3.3.7" and ensure referenceVersion is set to stable version
    • In tasty/src/dotty/tools/tasty/TastyFormat.scala ensure MinorVersion is set to 3
    • In tasty/src/dotty/tools/tasty/TastyFormat.scala ensure ExperimentalVersion is set to stable (0)
    • Create changelog file in changelogs/3.3.7.md
    • Tag the branch as 3.3.7
    • Wait for CI to publish artifacts https://github.com/scala/scala3/actions/runs/18352586634
    • Audit and release artifacts on https://oss.sonatype.org/

• Wait for releases/confirmation from tooling:

  • Scala CLI - test: Bump internal Scala version to 3.3.7 VirtusLab/scala-cli#3906
  • Scala Native - publish compiler plugin
  • Scastie - update available versions chore: Update Scala 3 to 3.3.7 scalacenter/scastie#1162
  • Scala DAP - publish compiler plugin
  • Scalameta Parser - test chore: Update Scala 3 to 3.3.7 scalameta/scalameta#4294

• Prepare the documentation

  • Generate stable documentation for 3.3.7 using scaladoc and upload to remote server to 3.3.7/ directory
  • Add 3.3.7 to API docs versions.json
  • Update symlink 3.3_LTS to target 3.3.7/ directory

• Announce the release

  • Publish release on GitHub Releases (convert to public)
  • Publish an announcement for 3.3.7 blogpost chore: Add announcement for Scala 3.3.7 scala-lang#1835
  • Update the tracking thread for 3.3.7 on https://contributors.scala-lang.org
  • Update https://docs.scala-lang.org/ docs: Update latest LTS to 3.3.7 docs.scala-lang#3224:
    • In api/all.md in ## Previous releases section add entry for previous stable version
    • In _overviews/jdk-compatibility/overview.md - add entry for 3.3.7 if needed

• Update the ecosystem

  • Release 3.3.7 to SDKMAN
  • Release 3.3.7 to Chocolatey
  • Update Scala Steward config:
    • Unlock automatic upgrades for 3.3.7
    • Block automatic upgrades for next planned version
  • Update Bazel Scala rules repositories config to use 3.3.7